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Letter to Nick D. Collaer, Supervisor of Alien Detentions, Fort Missoula from Lemuel B. Schofield, Special Assistant to the Attorney General

Letter to Nick D. Collaer, Supervisor of Alien Detentions, Fort Missoula from Lemuel B. Schofield, Special Assistant to the Attorney General

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June IB, 1941
Kick D. Collaar, Supervisor of Allen Detentions, U. 3. Immigration and Naturalisation Service, Fort Missoula, Montana.
Yesterday the undersigned informally requested the United States Public Health Service to detail a Public Health Surgeon tftJ�ort liiosoula, Montana, and Fort Lincoln, North Dakota, for the general purpose 61 conferring with you and Mr. Hudson regarding the detainees1 health problems, and for the specific purpose of seeing to it that the detainees are inoculated against typhoid fever and vaccinated against smallpox. The Public Health Service advised that none of its surgeons could be spared for this work at this time.
The suggestion was made that the inoculations and vaccinations be done by, or under the supervision of, this Service's contract physician. It is possible that arrangements can be made with Major Sullivan to have the C.C.C. medical officer do or supervise this work at Fort Missoula. In any case, the Central Office is of the opinion that this matter should be given attention at an early date in view of the serious consequences of an epidemic should one break out.
A local physician with whom Mr. Marshall E. Diraock is acquainted has offerred to approach the County Medical Association at Bismarck, North Dakota, with a view to securing the cooperation of that body in finding a solution of the problem at Fort Lincoln.
Lemuel B. Schofield Special Assistant to the Attorney General
By:
V. F. BELLI
Chief Supervisor of Border Patrol

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Letter to Nick D. Collaer, Supervisor of Alien Detentions, Fort Missoula from Lemuel B. Schofield, Special Assistant to the Attorney General

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June IB, 1941
Kick D. Collaar, Supervisor of Allen Detentions, U. 3. Immigration and Naturalisation Service, Fort Missoula, Montana.
Yesterday the undersigned informally requested the United States Public Health Service to detail a Public Health Surgeon tftJ�ort liiosoula, Montana, and Fort Lincoln, North Dakota, for the general purpose 61 conferring with you and Mr. Hudson regarding the detainees1 health problems, and for the specific purpose of seeing to it that the detainees are inoculated against typhoid fever and vaccinated against smallpox. The Public Health Service advised that none of its surgeons could be spared for this work at this time.
The suggestion was made that the inoculations and vaccinations be done by, or under the supervision of, this Service's contract physician. It is possible that arrangements can be made with Major Sullivan to have the C.C.C. medical officer do or supervise this work at Fort Missoula. In any case, the Central Office is of the opinion that this matter should be given attention at an early date in view of the serious consequences of an epidemic should one break out.
A local physician with whom Mr. Marshall E. Diraock is acquainted has offerred to approach the County Medical Association at Bismarck, North Dakota, with a view to securing the cooperation of that body in finding a solution of the problem at Fort Lincoln.
Lemuel B. Schofield Special Assistant to the Attorney General
By:
V. F. BELLI
Chief Supervisor of Border Patrol